Energyshare is being set up as a community-owned electricity cooperative to supply electricity, ‘lease to own’ solar photovoltaic (PV) and energy efficiency products to its members throughout New Zealand.

Your say in how Energyshare is run starts now. Take this short survey to help define our share offer – tell us what works for you!

Please read the following and answer the question below:

Why should you join?

Electricity doesn’t need to cost as much as it does.

Being a community-owned energy company, there are no big CEO salaries to pay and no bureaucracy or huge marketing costs – so your power will be cheaper. Cooperatives are powered by their members – You can vote on company decisions and get your fair share of any profits.

At Energyshare, we want to reduce our impact on the planet. We aim to harness solar energy from the sun, and share it locally for the benefit of you and your community. Energyshare will supply 100% renewable and 100% zero carbon energy.

Reducing your bill and your impact on the planet means being more efficient. We’ll provide you with easy ways you can use less energy.

Would you join Energyshare based on this vision ?*

Yes

No

That's great, thanks. Plead read the following and then answer the question below:

​Setting up a community electricity company costs some money.

We think the fairest way to cover these costs is for everyone to buy a share in the Energyshare company when they join which gets fully refunded if they leave – nice and simple.

By law, all electricity retailers have to pay an energy market trading and distribution bond per customer equal to 2 months of their electricity bill. For an average household, this will be about $650 which Energyshare needs to cover to get up and running. If you have a lower than average electricity bill then it will be less and for larger electricity usage, it will be more.

It makes sense for the cost of joining Energyshare to cover the cost of the required bond. This will give you a vote in what the company does and a share of any financial profit each year.

The next few questions ask how you could pay for this bond payment, upfront or over time. We’d like you to choose how it would best work for you and your family.

Are you willing to pay 2 months of your average electricity bill upfront to join Energyshare?

It is fully refundable should you leave Energyshare. You get a vote in how your energy company is run and a share in the profits

Yes

No

Thanks. please answer next question

Would you be willing to pay this amount over 12 - 18 months ?

That’s about $45 / month for average electricity consumption on top of your power bill for 12 months - and it is fully refundable if you leave Energyshare.

Yes

No

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Would you be willing to pay for the membership share upfront if you got a similar interest return as having money in the bank?

The ownership share is fully refundable if you leave Energyshare and you get a share of any profits.

Yes

No

Thanks very much for completing the survey. Please add any comments and your name and email so we can keep you updated.

Comments and Suggestions

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